: Simple illustrator division of path/fill I know the question is simple, but had no luck finding existing solutions online. I have a background rectangle with a fill color. The layer on top has

@Margaret771

Select the closed path and make a copy of it to the clipboard, if you need it later. Then select the background shape (=light brown), too.
Goto the Pathfinder panel (Window > Pathfinder) and click Minus; It's the 2nd from the left in the upper row in this Illustrator version.
Paste in place the closed path, if needed.

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